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<h2 class="chapter">23 Extending <small>GDB</small></h2>
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<p><small>GDB</small> provides several mechanisms for extension.
<small>GDB</small> also provides the ability to automatically load
extensions when it reads a file for debugging.  This allows the
user to automatically customize <small>GDB</small> for the program
being debugged.
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<p>To facilitate the use of extension languages, <small>GDB</small> is capable
of evaluating the contents of a file.  When doing so, <small>GDB</small>
can recognize which extension language is being used by looking at
the filename extension.  Files with an unrecognized filename extension
are always treated as a <small>GDB</small> Command Files.
See <a href="Command-Files.html#Command-Files">Command files</a>.
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<p>You can control how <small>GDB</small> evaluates these files with the following
setting:
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<dt><code>set script-extension off</code></dt>
<dd><p>All scripts are always evaluated as <small>GDB</small> Command Files.
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<dt><code>set script-extension soft</code></dt>
<dd><p>The debugger determines the scripting language based on filename
extension.  If this scripting language is supported, <small>GDB</small>
evaluates the script using that language.  Otherwise, it evaluates
the file as a <small>GDB</small> Command File.
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<dt><code>set script-extension strict</code></dt>
<dd><p>The debugger determines the scripting language based on filename
extension, and evaluates the script using that language.  If the
language is not supported, then the evaluation fails.
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<dt><code>show script-extension</code></dt>
<dd><p>Display the current value of the <code>script-extension</code> option.
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